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Do the hairs lost from androgenic alopecia have white bulbs at the end?

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I am a 23 y.o. male. My hairline has been slowly receding for a few years but over the last several months I have been losing a large amount of hair (about 400-500 per day). The hair loss is over the entire top of my head especially causing thinning at the hairline and vertex. All of the lost hairs have a white bulb at the end. I know hairs lost during telogen effluvium have this white bulb but I wasn't sure if androgenic alopecia did too. Is this hair loss consistent with male pattern balding?

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